Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) An applicant for an aircraft category rating must be an applicant for, or the holder of, a pilot licence.
Note: Subregulation (1) is satisfied if the applicant holds a certificate of validation of an overseas flight crew licence that is equivalent to a pilot licence: see item 36 of Part 2 of the Dictionary.
(2) If the application for the aircraft category rating is made at the same time as an application for a pilot licence, the applicant meets the requirements for the grant of the category rating if the applicant meets the requirements for the grant of the pilot licence with the aircraft category rating.
(3) An applicant for an aircraft category rating for an existing pilot licence must meet the requirements for the grant of the pilot licence with the aircraft category rating.